Mint Hill commissioners support bond

Oct 262008
 

The Mint Hill Board of Commissioners passed a resolution Thursday supporting the $250 million Parks and Recreation bond package. If the bond passes, it will mean two new parks in Mint Hill: Steven’s Creek Nature Preserve on Thompson Road ($7.2 million) and the Ezell Farms Community Park ($3.6 million) at the corner of Wells Road and Matthews-Mint Hill Road. Mayor Ted Biggers said parks are good so people have a place to stay active:

“As everyone knows we have thousands of young people and adults who participate in both organized and unorganized sports. We need facilities so that they will continue to be physically active.”

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 October 26, 2008  Posted by at 12:00 pm Mecklenburg County No Responses »

Butler-South Meck game notes

Oct 262008
 
  • For the second consecutive week, a Butler player ran over two opposing players in the open field on his way to the end zone. Last week Jawaun Edwards took out East Meck players; Friday, quarterback Christian LeMay[singlepic=267,320,240,,right] bowled over two South Meck players on his way for 6 points. Both players are just sophomores. ALL PHOTOS BY Mark Sward swardpics.com.
  • The Bulldogs are 9-0 for the first time in school history and with just one game left–next week at Weddington–a November 7 showdown with an undefeated Independence at Memorial Stadium looks likely. Continue reading »
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 October 26, 2008  Posted by at 11:36 am Butler High School, Sports No Responses »

Independence High School Homecoming 2008

Oct 262008
 

Mint Hill Times reporter Adam Houston shot this video of the Independence High School Homecoming at half time of the game two weeks ago.

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 October 26, 2008  Posted by at 11:03 am Independence High School No Responses »

Hit or miss with the early voting

Oct 262008
 

2598939296_f89fd0434b.jpgMany early voters have a horror story to tell of long lines. But that’s what you get when Mecklenburg County sees it’s largest turnout ever for early voting. Mid Saturday afternoon, I had to go to the Main Library in downtown Charlotte to complete some research.  Passing Plaza Road library, I saw a line snaking out the door down the side of the building.Arriving downtown, I decided out of curiosity to see how long the line there was to vote.  To my surprise, there were only five people waiting to in line.   As a person who has zero patience for lines of any kind, I wasted no time getting in that line.  It took me more time to go through the eight page ballot than it did to stand in line.  What a pleasant surprise.

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 October 26, 2008  Posted by at 11:00 am Politics 2008 No Responses »

Independence cruises past Weddington

Oct 252008
 

Weddington and Independence met Friday night as teams headed in opposite directions. The Patriots entered the game 7-0 on the season and ranked first in the region while the Warriors limped in at 0-8.  Weddington had allowed 30 or more points in each of its games and the Patriots have scored 40 or more in [singlepic=259,240,160,,right]every contest so far this year. The streaks remained intact Friday as Independence cruised to a 41-14 victory.
“They do not have the overall talent that we do, but they were able to keep it close,” said Independence head coach Tom Knotts.
Anthony Carrothers led the Patriot attack by completing 25 of 30 passes for 334 yards and four touchdowns.  Harold Blythe controlled the ground game and finished with 99 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Independence amassed 454 yards of total offense for the game. Continue reading »

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 October 25, 2008  Posted by at 11:29 am Independence High School, Sports No Responses »

Bulldogs stuff Sabres

Oct 242008
 

It’s been the scene all season for Butler. Opponents have a couple of big plays early and jump out to an first half lead. South Meck did it to Butler on Friday night. Thanks to two long runs by running backs Tim Palmer[singlepic=258,240,160,,right] and Spencer Shuey, the Sabres took a 13-0 lead in the first quarter. That’s all they could manage, however, as the Bulldogs came back for a 28-13 win.

Butler moved to 9-0 on the season while South Meck fell to 4-5.

Sophomore Jawaun Edwards continued his recent strong play, scoring two touchdowns while recording two tackles for a loss. Quarterback Christian LeMay, also a sophomore, was 8-18 and 98 yards passing, but it was his 39 yard touchdown run in the third quarter that put the game away.

The Sabres scored on their first two drives of the game, the first coming with just 1:58 seconds into the first quarter. Shuey rushed for more than 100 yards, including a 62 yard run setting up the Sabres second score. But the Bulldog defense stiffened after the first quarter, not allowing the Sabres in the red zone the rest of the game. The defense had more sacks (7) than Sabre quarterback Keith Cody had completions (3). Senior Bulldog Eric Connor had three sacks.

PHOTO BY MARK SWARD swardpics.com

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 October 24, 2008  Posted by at 10:17 pm Butler High School, Sports No Responses »

Scarecrows invade Mint Hill!

Oct 242008
 

For the third year, the Town of Mint Hill is sponsoring a scarecrow contest. Today is the day they were placed in front of town hall or businesses. Most got them up before the rain began, while some waited for an opening in the clouds.

[singlepic=256,320,240,,center] Bob and Ruby Bryant and Shirley Snavely of Monogram Magic display their scarecrow before the rain hit Friday morning.

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 October 24, 2008  Posted by at 1:29 pm Arts, Town Hall No Responses »

This week’s Mint Hill Times

Oct 232008
 
  • Adam Houston reports the property being cleared at Albemarle and Rocky River Church roads will be a retail development. Barry Rigby, viceshops-at-beaver-farms.jpg president of retail development for Rudolph Libbe Properties said stores could be open as early as summer of 2009. The development is called The Shops at Beaver Falls. A separate residential development is also being constructed adjacent to the property and Blair Road will be extended across Albemarle Road and will connect to Rocky River Church Road.
  • Tim Long reports on the race for the U.S. House seat for District 9. Sue Myrick has traditionally won big, but Democratic challenger Harry Taylor thinks it’s time for change. Continue reading »
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 October 23, 2008  Posted by at 1:49 pm 1 Response »

Long time Matthews business to be torn down

Oct 232008
 

Before there was Lowe’s Home Improvement or Home Depot, there was 84 Lumber in Matthews. The property and building near the intersection of Independence Boulevard and Hwy. 51 was recently sold by Pierce Hardy LP for $1.8 million to Matthews East Independence LLC. Golden Coral has contracted 1.99 acres of the land while the remaining 1.3 acres will be put on the market. 84 Lumber has one store in Charlotte on Rozzelles Ferry Road.

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 October 23, 2008  Posted by at 10:21 am Development No Responses »

Kids save a buck at MH Earth Echoes Children’s Musuem

Oct 222008
 

Kids from Girl Scout Troop 3652 got to make Halloween masks recently at the Mint Hill Earth Echoes Children’s Museum. The girls meet at Philadelphia Presbyterian Church. Watch for the museum’s two new displays: Holidays Around the World and an exhibit on the Sister Cities network. If you haven’t been to the museum yet, it’s worth the trip. Jerry and Sue Helms’ collection of artifacts they have collected from many years of travel is truly astounding.

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 October 22, 2008  Posted by at 7:23 pm Arts, Non-profit No Responses »

Korean War Memorial plans released

Oct 212008
 

[singlepic=243,320,240,,center]Don Putnam came by the office of The Mint Hill Times to show the latest architectural rendering of the North Carolina Korean War Veterans Memorial that will soon be constructed at Fairview Park in Mint Hill. If you would like to purchase a paver to honor a veteran, you can go the N.C.K.W.V.’s Web site or contact Don Putnam at donput@juno.com.

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 October 21, 2008  Posted by at 3:19 pm Non-profit No Responses »

Goodall No. 1 in conservative effectiveness

Oct 212008
 

The John W. Pope Civitas Institute, a conservative/libertarian think tank in Raleigh recently announced the results of of its conservative effectiveness rankings. State Sen. Eddie Goodall was ranked No. 1 (tied with Andrew Brock of Dist. 34). Goodall represents Mint Hill and Union County in the state senate. In the state house, Rep. Jim Gulley (Dist. 103) ranked 42 out of 122. Goodall is unopposed in the current election, while Gulley is challenged by unaffiliated candidate Mark Brody.

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 October 21, 2008  Posted by at 11:29 am Politics 2008 No Responses »

Voting early? Expect an hour wait today

Oct 212008
 

[singlepic=242,320,240,,left] According to Roger W. Kortekaas, direct communications director for Mecklenburg County government, wait times today for people taking advantage of early voting is an hour at most locations. So far, about 17,000 Mecklenburg County residents have voted early. If you are voting today, Kortekaas says the following locations have the shortest lines:

  • CPCC – North Campus, 11930 Verhoeff Dr., Huntersville
  • Hayes Building (Ballantyne)11405 N. Community House Rd., Charlotte
  • North County Regional Library 16500 Holly Crest Ln., Huntersville

For locations and times, click here.

Photo courtesy of zzazazz.

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 October 21, 2008  Posted by at 10:59 am Politics 2008 No Responses »
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